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NAICS 562991
Septic tank and related services

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 350,583 432,577,580 206,439,329 8,741,854
Go to this NAICS 562 Waste management & remediation services 18,662 51,309,276 12,232,258 331,821
Go to this NAICS 5629 Remediation & other waste management services 7,466 12,269,966 3,670,516 109,198
Go to this NAICS 56299 All other waste management services 3,711 2,829,377 918,119 29,817
  562991 Septic tank & related services 2,945 1,973,337 607,845 20,457
  5629911 Cesspool & septic tank cleaning services 2,201 1,163,200 348,262 11,882
  5629912 Portable toilet rental 744 810,137 259,583 8,575

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code
NAICS Title
All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments
Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments
Sales ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 1,613,290 459,487,355 1,262,707 78.3 26,909,775 5.9 350,583 432,577,580
562 Waste management & remediation services 37,052 52,393,540 18,390 49.6 1,084,264 2.1 18,662 51,309,276
5629 Remediation & other waste management services N N N N N N 7,466 12,269,966
56299 All other waste management services N N N N N N 3,711 2,829,377
562991 Septic tank & related services N N N N N N 2,945 1,973,337

 

Definition: NAICS 562991   Septic tank and related services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) pumping (i.e., cleaning) septic tanks and cesspools and/or (2) renting and/or servicing portable toilets.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 562991, Septic tank and related services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code
1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Sales ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
562991 Septic tank & related services 2002 2,947 1,973,881 607,914 20,462
1997 3,101 1,580,843 513,966 19,977
% change -5.0 24.9 18.3 2.4

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Septic tank and related services: 2002

Data for the Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.


Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Indus-
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Description Estab-
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ments
Sales
($1,000)
Sales
% of
U.S.
Sales
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 2,945 1,973,337 100.00 6.85 607,845 20,457
See other industries in this state California 196 259,161 13.13 7.40 80,618 2,474
See other industries in this state Texas 158 136,678 6.93 6.28 37,956 1,258
See other industries in this state New York 177 119,890 6.08 6.25 36,183 1,190
See other industries in this state New Jersey 68 116,127 5.88 13.54 36,426 878
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 103 114,019 5.78 17.73 37,017 929
See other industries in this state Michigan 133 96,898 4.91 9.65 31,170 999
See other industries in this state Florida 163 94,740 4.80 5.68 26,088 1,047
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 122 79,275 4.02 6.43 24,732 846
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 117 76,486 3.88 14.06 23,042 850
See other industries in this state Ohio 110 62,299 3.16 5.46 21,431 733
See other industries in this state Colorado 52 49,308 2.50 10.96 14,730 401
See other industries in this state Connecticut 67 47,556 2.41 13.75 14,481 429
See other industries in this state North Carolina 103 46,511 2.36 5.59 13,560 553
See other industries in this state Illinois 92 46,443 2.35 3.69 14,956 516
See other industries in this state Minnesota 70 41,601 2.11 8.28 12,729 535
See other industries in this state Washington 76 36,963 1.87 6.09 11,367 396
See other industries in this state Virginia 87 35,137 1.78 4.82 12,300 434
See other industries in this state Indiana 67 32,723 1.66 5.32 11,083 422
See other industries in this state Oregon 57 31,794 1.61 9.02 9,407 326
See other industries in this state Maryland 66 29,714 1.51 5.46 9,457 319
See other industries in this state Georgia 62 26,164 1.33 3.04 8,613 320
See other industries in this state West Virginia 21 24,492 1.24 13.58 7,150 298
See other industries in this state Alabama 43 22,541 1.14 5.03 7,357 274
See other industries in this state Missouri 48 21,364 1.08 3.76 6,177 227
See other industries in this state Nevada 22 20,798 1.05 9.59 6,301 171
See other industries in this state Tennessee 49 20,571 1.04 3.55 6,301 278
See other industries in this state South Carolina 43 20,530 1.04 5.01 5,282 226
See other industries in this state Louisiana 36 19,093 0.97 4.27 6,181 231
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 40 17,013 0.86 13.35 4,504 164
See other industries in this state Iowa 38 13,387 0.68 4.56 4,047 167
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 23 13,241 0.67 12.39 4,524 124
See other industries in this state Idaho 24 12,793 0.65 9.52 4,307 155
See other industries in this state Arkansas 29 11,917 0.60 4.40 3,844 183
See other industries in this state Hawaii 19 9,579 0.49 7.77 2,670 121
See other industries in this state Utah 14 9,563 0.48 4.11 1,912 68
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 17 9,119 0.46 2.61 3,555 131
See other industries in this state Kansas 25 7,053 0.36 2.60 2,122 113
See other industries in this state Nebraska 18 4,789 0.24 2.77 1,264 54
See other industries in this state Montana 22 4,609 0.23 5.06 1,067 57
See other industries in this state South Dakota 14 2,019 0.10 2.66 573 29
  All other states, including those below 254 129,379 6.56   41,361 1,531
See other industries in this state     Arizona 55 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Kentucky 41 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Maine 32 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     New Mexico 31 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 19 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 16 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 19 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 10 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 16 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 14 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 1 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Septic tank and related services
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
30000 Industry total 1,973,337 100.00
38753 Septic tank cleaning & maintenance services 826,515 41.88
38754 Portable toilet rental services 757,279 38.38
38756 Clean & maint-Nonhaz waste hold & drain fac, incl sewer rod/clean 111,693 5.66
-Other 277,850 14.08

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Septic tank and related services
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to pdf
Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables
Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-56SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-56SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-56SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts by Class of Customer for Selected Industries US, states
link to PDF EC02-56I-09 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
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PDF EC02-56A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 562991
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
  Service Annual Survey: Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services Annual Estimated Revenue for Employer and Nonemployer Firms US
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industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas
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